Dr. Mary Lu MacCorkle

Dr. Mary Lu MacCorkle is a retired teacher, administrator and county administrator. She has been an educator for 38 years as a teacher, administrator, county Assistant Superintendent, and School Improvement Specialist for the state of West Virginia. She earned her doctorate from Marshall University in Leadership Studies. Her background in pre-school, middle school, and high school curriculum and instruction has provided a platform for her work with administrators and schools in need of support. She has provided training for schools around West Virginia in student engagement, instructional leadership, teacher collaboration and school improvement. In addition, she has worked with the West Virginia Department of Education to design support for leadership teams and administrators from underperforming schools. Dr. MacCorkle has also worked with individual schools and administrators to enhance the instructional leadership capacity of teachers and administrators.